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Tanzania Climate & Weather

Tanzania Climate and Weather

Tanzania is hot throughout the year and is humid on the coast
and dry on the central plateau. The heavy rains last from March to
June and can make unsealed road travel difficult. The hot, dry
weather in January and February attracts the most tourists. The
best time to visit the Serengeti is from January to March when the
grazers are calving and there are plenty of lion around, or to
witness the wildebeest migration to and from Kenya which occurs at
the onset of the dry season and again with the first rains, usually
the beginning of June and mid-November. Zanzibar has a warm climate
year-round and its coastal resorts are tempered by sea breezes. The
island is best avoided in April and May, the rainy season.

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